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SMUG BYTES
Volume 6, Number 6
June 1989

Subscriptions = $10.00 per year
or free with swap. Send to:

SINCLAIR MILWAUKEE USERS GROUP
P.O. Box 101, Butler WI 53007

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THIS MONTH:
— TS2068 M/C Utilities
— Rudy's SQ Notes.
— Review DBAddres for Archive
— Presidents Message
— And Other Great Things

If any articles are copied
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(NOTE NEITHER ANY AUTHOR OR SMUG BYTES TAKES ANY RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ANY HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR EQUIPMENT.)

REVIEW OF DBADDRES

The program was written by Wood And
Wind Computing and sold by EMSoft div.
of Estate Management Services, P.O.
Box 8763, Boston, MA @2114-8763.

I purchased the program at the Capital
Fest in May. Although I know nothing
about Archive I can see the advantages
to using the program. DBAddres isa
program that runs within Archive. It
uses it's own screens and instructions
to process your data. There is a
start-up screen with Bill Cable's, the
Programmer, name and address. The boot
program then loads the necessary
Programs, screens and returns to the
main menu. If you are entering for the
first time his Sample Data Base is
loaded. You can then create your own
data base and change it so your data
base will be loaded from now on.

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you can examine, print, or do data
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data base. If you don't open the file
nothing can get screwed up if the file
is not closed before leaving. A good

feature. 2. Open the file for insert,
update, deletion. 3. Create new or
change selection, to be used by the,
data base program. 4. Backup the
programs, data base or both, or Print
a directory. 5. Quit DBAddres and/or
Archive.

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Name/Address data to create your data
base, print at sort it into a
different sequence or just about

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Scc Notes

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to the computer world as a whole and the IBM pc world Specifically. See if
you don't agree.

ERNIE by Bud Grace

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format is preferred. So from now on we will use the column method unless it
takes only two or three lines.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

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“Stanley, just in case the takeover bid
succeeds — here is your poison pill.”

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QL Support
World Wide

Well thumbing through the magazine
QL User I found an advertisment for
a user group called S.U.B., located
in England. They claim to support QL

users world wide so I mailed a
request for information to them. I
mailed it May 10, 1989. Well I just

received it on June 30, 1989 and
looked through the packet. I do
think that the response is excellent
for using surface main from England.
I mailed the letter to them as first
class and that means my letter went
via air mail. Theirs was mailed to
me on May 18, 1989 arriving on June
30 so English mail is not first
class unless paid for.

Well I transgress, Inside were three
pieces of mail. A sheet of paper to
be returned, the application blank.
A black typed booklet, the catalogue
and price list of software, hardware
and miscellaneous parts and other
items. The third is a red faced
booklet that is the club newsletter.
It is a well done booklet with many
varied and interesting articles.

I would like
items so pay
interested in
the QL world.

the three
you are
happening in

to explain
attention if
what is

The signup sheet asks for N & A,
Phone and what type of system vou
are using. Thev have a statement

that vou will receive one year or 12
issues, which ever is longer. You

can pay for membership by check,
postal money order or Visa/Acces
card. The cost for U.S. is 30
English pounds. This is for surface

mail but you can get Airmail at an

extra fee.

I am going to signup with S.U.B. and
will keep you posted as to what is
going on with this group.

Now for the second item, the Member
Price List booklet. They start by
stating "all prices include postage
and packing".

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Now for some of the items displayed in
the Catalog and Price List booklet.
Please note the prices are not current
as the booklet is old. They do not
mail a current one. All prices are
English pounds so multiply by about
1.8 to come up with an approximate
cost.

Superqboard 512k with mouse, disk and
parallel interface, Toolkit 2 and Ram
for 214.23.

Keyboard membrane 4.47.

As I say there are many items for sale
but I am not going to list them all.

Now for the real benefit, the red
faced booklet - the news booklet.

It contains an editorial, a upcomming
news section, a gossip and official
news section for third party QL
writers, a section for replies to the
members questions, software and
hardware reviews, a modem section, a
problem and answer section, program
listings, other computers and what
they are developing, monthly puzzle or
game competition for all members, a
user wants and needs section and manv
other sections for the dedicated QL
user.

The only thing I don't like about both
booklets is the type it is condensed
and harder to read. It is done because
the booklet is an 8 1/2 x 11 folded.
If you are interested in contacting
S.U.B their address is:

SUD, P.O. Box 3, Shildon, England, DL4
2LW

They also have a phone number 0388
450610. Their hours are: Monday to
Friday 9am to 5pm. Or you can use a
line with an answering machine 0388

773737.

June 1989

Front Page Extra

Well I am trying FPX and having
problems. If any of you out there is
using FPX I could use help.

load a Quill
not condensed?

file so
My heading

First can I
blanks are

page has an "*" followed by 36 spaces
and then another "*". When looking at
the page the line looks like this: Ms
X I can't find anything in the
manual on how to turn this function
Off.

Second is printing. I load the Quill
file in ok but when printing the
output 18 in condensed print. I load

with 2 columns and text width of 1. I
think the problem is with my printer.
I am using a STAR NX15. If there is a
way to poke the print codes within FPX
I would like to know how to do it.

There are good features with FPX that
are very sophisticated routines. I
like being able to load a file from my
word processor to the screen file.
This gives me the ability to write my
articles with spellchecking and other
special movements of a word processor.

Line Drawing gives me the ability to
correct any icons I loaded or make
free hand drawings. I have the QL
trackball, from Zebra Systems, and it
works great with the line drawing
facility. I have used it to draw the
Wisconsin map for the front page. This

function will erase pixel by pixel.

One other thing I like is the cut and
aste function. I can build a window
sound the section I want to move,
then move it and temporarily put it in
the new position. If I like the new
oosition I can lock it in permanently.
If I don't like it I can move it

somewhere else or drop the move idea.

the manual mentions a
anyone know anything
It does sound like the way

One last thing,
FPX club. Does
about it?
to go.

June 1989

Sinclair Vendors

with getting ready to

Sinclair Computer Fest,
I have been contacting Sinclair
vendors to see if a) they are still an
active vendor and b) they would be
interested in attending the Milwaukee
fest.

In conjunction
host the 1990

I promised them that I would print

there name and address in SMUG Bytes.
Since only a few have responded, to
date, I will print those this month,

new arrivals each month and a complete
list in September.

Budget Robotics & Computing, Inc.
Box 18616, Tucson, AZ 857231.

Curry Computer
P.O. Box 5607, Glendale,
1-682-978-2902

AZ 85312-5607

The John Oliger Co.

116@1 Whidbey Dr. Cumberland, IN 46229
Pyramid Electronics, D. L. Dean, Owner
2174 Gulf Gate Dr., Sarasota, FL 34231

1-813-922-9574

The part of the list are vendors that
are no longer at their current address
and have no forwarding address or are
no longer selling Sinclair products.

Suite I,
Sunnyvale,

A & J Microdrive,
1050 Duane Ave., CA 94086
Tom Cole

1314 Speight, Waco, TX 76706
EDG Electronic Distributors

3950 Chesswood Dr, Downsville Ontario

E-Z Kev
711 S. Artery, Quincy MA 02169

Markel Enterprises
P.O. Box 2392, Secaucus, NJ

Novelsoft

106 7th St., Toronto Ontario M8v 3B4

Zebra Systems Inc.,
7806 Jamaica Ave, Woodhaven NY 11421

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REVIEW DBADDPDRESS CONT.

Well the first thing I did was to back
up the programs. Since [ use disk and
Taskmaster with the programs on fipl
and data on flp2 I had to copy the
sample data base to flpl. The program
looks for sample on flpl. After that
all other data bases are found on flp2

with all of DBAddres programs on flp2
also. I called this data base smugbyte
as I plan to keep all mailing labels

for SMUG on this data base. I then
went to the Change menu and inserted
all my labels. When finished T
reordered the data. This wasn't
necessary as the records are inserted
in "Name$" sequence. Now I used the Id

box as a selection code. Exchange
labels are called "exchange", members
are "members" and vendors are
"vendor". Now if I want to produce
mailing labels I select all labels
except for those coded "vendor". This
is all there is to it. lf ‘printing
labels the print selection asks if I
am printing labels. If I am it asks

how many lines for the labels.

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"Name$'" sequence no problem but if I
want a different sequence then I must
select the labels to be printed, exit
to Archive, reorder using the field
name, or names, following Archive
rules and return to DBAddres, "M
option". Now I can print them in the
sorted sequence or save the file or
anything else I want to do with the
data.

This program iS a sophisticated data

base driver program and well worth the
$24.95 if you want to use Archive with
it's unique sorting ability. You can
create a data base and print it in any
order you wish. It allows the saving
of data and referencing it to other
data. The documentation is adequate
and Bill's responses to my written
questions was fast and accurate. I am
very impressed with both his program
and his professional manner. He has
other programs for Archive and
Superbasic that I plan to try in the
future.

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TS2068

First these are machine code programs
I got from ZX Computing Magazine and
in fact all five programs came from
the magazine. The first will break a
m/c program that got lost ina loop.

The keyboard is scanned by using the
interrupt and if break is pressed
then it returns to Basic. The program

was written by Ray Reeves who ammended
an earlier program by A. Vellacott.
1 REM M/C break Mk2
10 CLEAR 65278: RESTORE FOR a=65279
TO 65322: READ b: POKE a,b: NEXT a
20 DATA 1,255,245, 205, 84,31,48,4, 241,
195,56,@,241,62,2,205,1,2,2,1,6,24, 205
,217,13,193,205,43,45,205,227,45,237,8
6,255,195,3,19,62,254,237,71,237,94,20
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Please note this program will print
the break address in the upper right
hand corner of the screen.
The second program is a program that
will ignore the break command. It was
written by R. Glavas. To use the
program RANDOMIZE USR 50000. Save is
SAVE "????"CODE .50000,42. This only
disables the BREAK. Regular halts will
still work.
1 REM break ignore
10 CLEAR 49999: RESTORE : FOR
a-50000 TO 50041: READ b: POKE a,b:
NEXT a
20 DATA 59,59,225,17,15,0,25,235,42,
61,92,115,35,114,201,59,59,33,58,92,12
6,254,20,40,9,254,12,40,5,51,51,195,3,
19,54,255,35,203,254,195,125,27
100 Rem example
110 LET 1=USR 50000

120 PRINT "Try Break !"

130 FOR f-1 TO 21: PRINT AT f,0; INK
f/4;f

140 CIRCLE 128-f*2,88,f*3: NEXT f

150 STOP
The third and fourth programs are
called Inverter and Wrap around.They

were written by John Frvc.
1 REM inverter
5 CLEAR 400900:
address for
art
10 FOR x-start TO start+1i8: READ a:
POKE x,a: NEXT x
15 SAVE "inverter" code start,19
20 DATA 33,0,64,6,24,197,6,0,126,238
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INPUT "Enter storage
INVERTER code ";st

Utilities
,255,119,35,16,249,193,16,243,201
Inverter changes the screen attributes
without affecting the graphics or text
present on the screen.

1 REM Wrap around

5 CLEAR 40000: INPUT "Enter storage
address for WRAP AROUND code "
;start

10 FOR x=start TO start+24: READ a:
POKE x,a: NEXT x

15 SAVE "wrap/around"CODE start,25

20 DATA 6,192,17,0,64,213,225,35,197,
1,31,0,26,237,176,43,119,0,35,35,19,19
3,16,240,201
Wrap around scrolls the screen lines
to the left by a character space. The
left hand column being wrapped around
and reappearing in the right hand col.

The fifth program is to flip a screen
either Horizontal or vertically.
REM Horizontal flip

FOR f-50000 to 1e9: READ a:
THEN POKE f,a: NEXT f

IF a<>

30 DATA 33,0,64,17,0,200,1,0,27,237,1
76

40 DATA 33,0,200,78,6,8,203,17,31,16,
251,119,35,124,254,224,32,241

50 DATA 33,255,90,17,0,224,6,6,197,6,
128,26,119,43,19,16, -6,19,3,16,--12

60 DATA 33,255,87,17,0,200,6,48,197,6

»128,26,119,43,19,16,-6,193,16,-12,201
,999

100 REM Verticle flip

110 FOR f-50100 TO 1e9: READ a: IF a<>
999 THEN POKE f,a: NEXT f

120 DATA 33,0,64,17,0,200,1,0,27,237,1
76

DATA 33,0,200,78,6,8,203,17,31,16,

,119,35,124,254,224,32,241

140 DATA 33,0,200,6,216,197,84,93,6,32
2440,4242,299,16,-5,98,107,6;32,241,119,

35,16,—5,193,16,-22

150 DATA 17,0,64,33,0,200,1,0,27,237,1

76,201,999

200 PRINT AT 10,10;"DEMO'":
100: PRINT AT RND*21,RND*3@;
PUXU: NEXT i

220 PRINT #0;AT 1,0; INVERSE 1;

ntal flip”: RANDOMIZE USR 50000

230 PAUSE @

240 PRINT #0;AT 0,0; INVERSE 1;
le flip": RANDOMIZE USR 50100
250 PAUSE 0: GO TO 220

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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

idea that SMUG
Sinclair Computer

Well we presented the
will hold the 1990
Fest and, to the credit of our
members, it was accepted. If SNUG will
acknowledge that SMUG will hold the
only Sinclair Computer show in 1990
then we will hold the show here in
Milwaukee. Please show up at the next
meeting as we will have to determine
what we will have do to hold a
successful fest.

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One more club item addressed was the
Digitizer board. Dick reported the
boards should be ready in two weeks so
they should be ready to go by the time
this newsletter comes out.

SWAP 89 FEST Saturday July 8, 1989.
At the American Legion Post 434 Oak
Creek WI. The address is between Puetz
and Ryan Roads on Shepard Ave. Take
I94 to Ryan Road. Ryan east to Shepard
Ave. Shepard North to Legion Post.

Thats it for now. See you July 5th.

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A late start -tsk tsk- 8:15pm. With 18
members attending.

Rudy reported on Sinclair in Europe,
specifically Germany. He just spent a
couple of weeks in the Hamburg area.
See his report in this newsletter.
Neal reported on the fest in the D.C.
area. He reported a good time was had
by all. SMUG had many inquiries on our
digitizer board.

Bill Heberlein brought
that SMUG host the 1990 Sinclair
Computer fest. It was discussed in
length and the following motion was
made, by Marty Miller, That SMUG
thoroughly research the fest idea,
including money and help needed for

up the idea

the 1990 Sinclair Computer Fest.
Cornelius Vanwieringen seconded the
motion. The vote was all "Yea's" with
no "Nay" or abstentions.

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The Sinclair Milwaukee Users Group
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Newsletter subscription is available
We are a not-for-profit group devoted for only $10 per year te non members
to serving the interests of those who or free with a club membership. A club
own, use, and/or are interested in the membership is $20 per year for a

Timex/Sinclair family of computers. family membership.
Editor and contact person is: Advertising cost for 1/2 page ad
Bill Heberlein (414) 527 2191. runing for six months is $10. The ad

copy may be changed each month but you
SMUG maintains a gratis exchange of must supply the CORY:
newsletters with approximately 30
Users Groups across the U.S. and
Canada. Clubs not sending newsletters
for more than 6 months are removed
from our mailing list.

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5052 N. 91st Street
Milwaukee WI 53225

Address Correction Requested

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The next meeting of SMUG will be held
on:
Wednesday, July 5,1989
6pm Set Up
6:3@ Members Demo
7:30 Business Meeting
8:3@ Capitalfest Goodies
10:30 Clean Up

Location:
Equitable Savings and Loan,
145th and Capital Drive,
Milwaukee Wisconsin

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